Greg Gianforte on Abortion

	Greg Gianforte on Abortion

Restrict unborn child from "dismemberment abortion"

HB721: Restrict unborn child from dismemberment abortion.Montana Free Press 5/16/23: The bill bars "dismemberment abortion," a nonmedical term defined as "the use of any instrument, medicine, or drug" to intentionally terminate pregnancies and the "insertion of grasping instruments" to remove a fetus.KTVH News, 5/18/23: A Montana Court granted Planned Parenthood's temporary restraining order on the enforcement of HB 721 [because] the law may be in violation of the Montana Constitution. HB 721 prohibits the use of "dilation and evacuation" abortions, a typical form of abortion after 12 weeks. The President of Planned Parenthood of Montana said, "The court has recognized the grave harm these anti-abortion laws will have on people seeking basic health care. Politics has no place in the exam room."

Legislative Summary: Passed House 67-31-2 on Mar/3/23; passed Senate 31-19-0 on Apr/7/23; signed by Governor Greg Gianforte on May/16/23.

Source: Montana State Legislature voting records HB721 , May 16, 2023

Our commitment to unborn babies will never waver

All life is precious and must be protected. Last session, we passed commonsense pro-life bills, some of which are now tied up in the courts, but our commitment to doing what's right for unborn babies will never waver. As we stand firm for life, we must also ensure all Montana kids, from unborn babies to teenagers, have the opportunity to reach their full God-given potential. Source: 2023 State of the State Address to the Montana legislature , Jan 25, 2023

Urges legislature to pass restrictive abortion laws

We must protect the lives of our most vulnerable: unborn children. I firmly believe all life is precious and must be protected. I urge the legislature to send me the Montana Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act which protects unborn babies by prohibiting abortion when they can feel pain. I also urge the legislature to send me the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act which requires doctors to perform life-saving care on a baby who's born as a result of a botched abortion. Source: 2021 State of the State Address to the Montana legislature , Jan 28, 2021

Founded charitable organization to protect the unborn

The Gianforte Family Foundation was established in 2006 by Greg and Susan Gianforte, in response to God's great goodness to them. Since its creation the foundation has become one of the top giving foundations in the state of Montana. Foundation grants focus on improving education, lifting people out of poverty, protecting the unborn, and Christian outreach. Source: 2016 Montana website GianforteFoundation.org , Feb 3, 2016

Supported anti-abortion campaigns through Family Foundation

Montana has attracted a small but vocal hard-right Christian coalition, which is where Gianforte, a devout Christian, fits in. The Gianforte Family Foundation has supported anti-abortion campaigns and helped build a museum based on the creationist belief that humans and dinosaurs coexisted. In 2014, Gianforte lobbied against a nondiscrimination ordinance in Bozeman. Source: Ozy.com on 2016 Montana gubernatorial race , Jan 13, 2016

Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection.

Gianforte co-sponsored H.R.816/S.2464

A bill to implement equal protection under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the right to life of each born and preborn human person.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, to implement equal protection for the right to life of each born and preborn human person, the Congress hereby declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child, a prohibition on in vitro fertilization, or a prohibition on use of birth control or another means of preventing fertilization.

In this Act, the terms `human person` and `human being` include each member of the species homo sapiens at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization or cloning, or other moment at which an individual member of the human species comes into being.

Source: Life at Conception Act 16-HR816 on Feb 9, 2015

CC:De-fund Planned Parenthood.

Gianforte opposes the CC survey question on funding abortion

The Christian Coalition Voter Guide inferred whether candidates agree or disagree with the statement, 'Public Funding of Abortions (Such as Govt. Health Benefits and Planned Parenthood)' Christian Coalition's self-description: "Christian Voter Guide is a clearing-house for traditional, pro-family voter guides. We do not create voter guides, nor do we interview or endorse candidates."

Source: Christian Coalition Surve 18CC-1b on Jul 1, 2018

CC:Parental notification for abortions by minors.

Gianforte supports the CC survey question on parental notification

The Christian Coalition Voter Guide inferred whether candidates agree or disagree with the statement, 'Parental Notification for Abortions by Minors ' Christian Coalition's self-description: "Christian Voter Guide is a clearing-house for traditional, pro-family voter guides. We do not create voter guides, nor do we interview or endorse candidates."

Source: Christian Coalition Surve 18CC-1c on Jul 1, 2018

Pro-life, according to PVS survey.

Gianforte opposes the PVS survey question on abortion rights

Project Vote Smart inferred whether candidates agree or disagree with the statement, 'Abortion: Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?' PVS self-description: "The Political Courage Test provides voters with positions on key issues. Historically, candidates have failed to complete our test due to the advice they receive from their advisors and out of fear of negative attack ads."

Source: PVS Survey 18PVS-1 on Aug 1, 2018

Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion.

Gianforte co-sponsored Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

S.311/H.R.962: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: Congress finds the following:

If an abortion results in the live birth of an infant, the infant is a legal person for all purposes under the laws of the United States, and entitled to all the protections of such laws.
(2) Any infant born alive after an abortion or within a hospital, clinic, or other facility has the same claim to the protection of the law that would arise for any newborn, or for any person who comes to a hospital, clinic, or other facility for screening and treatment or otherwise becomes a patient within its care.
In the case of an attempted abortion that results in a child born alive, any health care practitioner present at the time the child is born alive shall exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of the child as a reasonably diligent and conscientious health care practitioner would render to any other child born alive at the same gestational age.

Opposing argument from Rewire.com, `Born Alive Propaganda,` by Calla Hales, 4/12/2019: From restrictive bans at various points of pregnancy to a proposed death penalty for seeking care, both federal and state legislators are taking aim at abortion rights. The goal? To make abortion illegal, criminalizing patients and providers in the process. One kind of bill making a recent resurgence is the `Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.` These bills aim to further the false narrative that abortions regularly occur immediately before or, according to the president, at the time of birth. Intentional action to end the life of an infant is already illegal. This is covered by federal and state infanticide laws. These bills do nothing but vilify physicians who provide reproductive health care.

Legislative outcome Referred to Committee in House; Senate motion to proceed rejected, 56-41-3 (60 required).

Source: S.311/H.R.962 19-S0311 on Feb 5, 2019

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